A student shot 5 times while protecting his classmates during the Parkland school shooting finally got out of the hospital

Anthony Borges, who was shot five times while shielding
his fellow classmates with his body during the February 14
shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, has finally
been released from the hospital.

The teen has undergone nine surgeries and has raised
over $800,000 on his GoFundMe page.

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A student who was shot five times while shielding his fellow
classmates with his body
during the February 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas
High School has finally been released from the hospital.

Fifteen-year-old Anthony Borges barricaded a classroom door with
his body while gunman Nikolas Cruz opened fire at the
school in Parkland, Florida. Borges was shot through door.
Seventeen others died that day.

Broward Health Medical Center confirmed to NPR that Borges
was the last of the wounded to be discharged.

The teen was one of the most gravely injured in the massacre,
with one bullet shattering his thigh bone and another entering
his back, according to his GoFundMe page.
He has undergone nine surgeries and had parts of his lung
removed. Bullets came close to piercing his liver,
according to NBC News.

His GoFundMe campaign has raised over $800,000 to date.

Anthony's attorney, Alex Arreaza,
told The Washington Post that the teen was "in good spirits"
but cannot speak for long periods of time without becoming
winded.

"He's a little shell shocked right now," Arreaza told The Post,
and added that the teen will need physical therapy and may need
to be treated for post-traumatic stress disorder.

Arreaza said the teen is just "happy he's home," and is "smiling
a lot more.